Light Sport pilot glider (add on)

On Apr 18, 10:42*pm, "
wrote:
The 10K altitude limit is not an issue for most of the country. *Just
because we had to jump through hoops X,Y, and V to get *a license
doesn't mean everyone should have to jump through hoops X,Y, and V.
Other satisfactorily hoop jumping options exist. *If people are aware
of the limitations and still want the SP-G why should we care?
Wouldn't it be better to make a new glider pilot and then upsell to
PP(if needed) after they have drunk the soaring cool aid?

The guys who came to me with the sport pilot airplane rating seem to
be under the impression that it would be like 3 flights with and
instructor, two solos, then a check ride and good to go......

I tell them that the "program" would be exactly the same as transition
pilot......expect 20 or more dual flights, and 20 or ore
solos.....with these particular guys it would probably be a lot
more......

I figured it was better to "level " with them up front, and recommend
the private glider, and have them go away mad, then to do a lot of
flights with them and hv e them go away really mad....

Anyway....I am going to continue to not teach private, and not teach
or endorse sport pilot glider, for the reasons given in some of
these posts. The only reason for sport pilot gider I can see is to
try to save money....but if a guy is looking to save say $300 in
training and testing...he isn't able to afford the sport, which costs
$50 a tow, or $5k to $100k for his own glider, or $60 hour for rental
or $800 a year for a club plus tows etc....

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